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Igor Kromin
Personal blog · igorkromin.net · on HN as ikrominprogramminghardware
Igor Kromin's personal blog at igorkromin.net covers programming and hardware. Since 2017, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 172 times, most often “Post-processing jemalloc jeprof heap dump files for statistical analysis”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for a post listing Google alternatives. The one comment calls it a decent effort but argues that a privacy-focused list should not include non-privacy-focused services.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Post-processing jemalloc jeprof heap dump files for statistical analysis2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-06-07
- A broken UI bug in macOS Image Capture app – the Cancel button initiating a scan2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-10-21
- Testing out new JaCoCo filtering options that help to improve code coverage2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-07-26
- GoDaddy injecting JavaScript into websites and how to stop it2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2019-01-13
What Hacker News says?
All in all a decent effort at providing some Google alternatives. However, if the focus is on privacy I would not even recommend any services that are not specifically privacy-focused (IMO), even with a disclaimer. I would encourage anyone to self-review any services listed. Godaddy is offered as a domain and website host, when they have been known to inject JavaScript tracking code unbeknownst to the user [0]. [0]…
Comment linking /index.php/2019/01/13/godaddy-is-sneakily-injecting-javascript-into-your-website-and-how-to-stop-it/
on “Google Alternatives”Submitted GoDaddy injecting JavaScript into websites and how to stop it as a story · 949 points
HN discussionSubmitted My Amazon Interview Horror Story as a story · 351 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hijacking HTML canvas and PNG images to store arbitrary text data as a story · 70 points
HN discussionSubmitted Adding a Back Light to a Neo Geo Pocket as a story · 48 points
HN discussionSubmitted Modding a Neo Geo Pocket Color with a Game Boy SP Front Light as a story · 35 points
HN discussionSubmitted Final improvements to Odroid XU4 home server with a 5V DC-DC converter in place as a story · 21 points
HN discussionSubmitted Riding Tall – Metal Earth Penny-Farthing Kit as a story · 14 points
HN discussionSubmitted Upcycling an old iPhone 5 and a Bluetooth speaker for a tabletop media station as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted GIMP 2.10 is a huge performance improvement over its previous versions as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted MacOS has a much better tool than telnet for testing remote server connectivity as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted A weird bug in macOS Safari breaks the save dialog after saving a web archive as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted MacBook Pro 2017 getting hot while charging via left hand side USB-C port as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Revisiting PCBWay as a budget PCB fabrication option in 2019 as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Igor's Blog 2018 roundup and and sign-off for the holiday season as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted A broken UI bug in macOS Image Capture app – the Cancel button initiating a scan as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted From a death trap to a usable tool – modding a cheap Chinese desoldering iron as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Quick look at JaCoCo vs. Cobertura performance and coverage results as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted I stopped using Google's AdSense AutoAds as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted UX Fail – Adding tracking to PayPal sale after it's no longer in recent activity as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted DIY Solar Tiki lights from a couple of cheap hardware store items as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted GAE and the “Current logged in user X is not authorized to view this page” error as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Slotted ducting is excellent and cheap computer desk cable management solution as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Where did the “Manage this domain” link go in the new Google Gmail GSuite? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Set up Transmission to automatically unrar BitTorrents upon completion on macOS as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to format a USB stick, SD card or external HDD as FAT32 on macOS as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Quick Look at WS2032 RF 433Mhz Wireless Weather Station as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Bad Request – Size of a request header field exceeds server limit: Cookie as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Power of the Darkside – Metal Earth Darth Vader Helmet Kit as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Save money on domain registration with the CloudFlare at-cost registra service as a story · 2 points
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